Overview

　　Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

　　Responsibilities

　　Job Summary / Purpose

　　Assists Technologists with diagnostic procedures. Obtains patient history, explains routine procedures and addresses patient concerns. Prepares and maintains records and files as directed. Cleans and adjusts equipment. Transports patients to and from radiology to all areas of the Hospital.

　　Essential Key Job Responsibilities

　　Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

　　Assist with procedures to ensure quality patient care in accordance with Radiologist’s expectations and protocols.

　　Displays knowledge and complies with the National Patient Safety goals.

　　Supports and reports any identified compliance matters.

　　Participates in hospital and department quality assurance programs to ensure safety and satisfaction.

　　Uses standard precautions, PPE, at all times.

　　Cleans and checks for malfunctioning of stretchers, wheelchairs, bedside commodes, and I.V. poles according

　　to unit protocol.

　　Attends all required educational programs as well as all Learn modules.

　　Identifies and immediately reports any actual or potential hazard observed in the hospital environment.

　　Contributes to the efficient operation and monitoring of the department and utilizes our resources efficiently.

　　Demonstrates complete working knowledge of equipment within the assigned area.

　　Knowledge and performance of the Code of Conduct Standards.

　　Other duties as assigned.

　　The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

　　Qualifications

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　Required Education and Experience

　　High school graduate.

　　Must be enrolled as a 2nd year student in a JRCERT accredited School of Radiology.

　　Required Licensure and Certifications

　　BLS-CPR required.

　　Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training

　　Able to use computers. Demonstrates good interpersonal skills and readily adapts to changing events in the radiographic environment.

　　Pay Range

　　$15.00 - $18.87 /hour

　　We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.